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Recent Examples of ice storm
Most plants are hardy enough to survive a cold winter, but an ice storm is in a different league.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Not so long ago, another ice storm had trapped us atop our slippery hill.
—Erin Austen Abbott, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
Thousands remain without electricity from last weekend’s ice storm in Tennessee and Mississippi, with full restoration not expected for another week.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The executive order is separate from the one issued last week when Georgia faced an ice storm threat.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Not so long ago, another ice storm had trapped us atop our slippery hill.
—Erin Austen Abbott, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
Thousands remain without electricity from last weekend’s ice storm in Tennessee and Mississippi, with full restoration not expected for another week.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The executive order is separate from the one issued last week when Georgia faced an ice storm threat.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ice storm
Noun
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The last snowstorm made traveling slow but available.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Philadelphia area has seen the biggest snowstorm in 10 years and one of the longest below-freezing streaks in our history.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the annual blizzard of color falling onto the field at the end of each Super Bowl is probably what he’s best known for.—
Donna Gordon Blankinship,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hollins returned from a four-game absence (abdomen) to produce 51 yards on two receptions in a blizzard at Denver.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Canada had previously announced plans for the consulate in 2024, but its 2025 opening was delayed due to weather.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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In other restaurant news, the recent stretch of frigid weather left three restaurants in Providence and Newport closed for repairs due to burst water pipes.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The catalyst of the looming tempest is the Morton Amphitheater, which will open this summer in Riverside with 30 or more concerts already on the schedule.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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New motherhood is always a maelstrom, but the new new motherhood, it has lately been suggested, has become a tempest of a different, close-to-unbearable order.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Think of summer weather and the difference between a shower (generally short lived period of rain, not generally accompanied by strong winds) and a thunderstorm (intense downpour and often accompanied by strong winds).—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, without a reliable stake, trellis, or cage, the winds from a strong spring or summer thunderstorm can blow your tomato plants over, breaking them at the stem and ending their season.—
Kerry Michaels,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ice%20storm. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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